Artificial Intelligence - General News

[NMaude]

Fraser Cain has recently uploaded a video on YouTube to do with his concerns with AI and whether or not its progress should be slowed down:

This is an unusual interview for my channel. It's mostly about AI, our current developments and the threats it poses to us.

Guest: Dr. Roman Yampolskiy
https://scholar.google.com/citations?...https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWpnMFZXRU5vV1dtUDdhM2FnRjEzc0VGdnk3UXxBQ3Jtc0tubHUza3k2NDZnS2ZzZmJoMG1xSHphLXFOcUdESUpzZzJYV0xtZVVONlJ3S25IYUhNMkU3Y1puQTNScDlKcTFWSmM1U0ZPdWF3TVZiei0wbE9pY0p5UXNRQ0lQYkxjRnA2QWg4UzFYQXlWUVNsd1ZQMA&q=https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club&v=A4M3Q_P2xP4

00:00 Intro
01:51 Arrival of LLMs
06:30 Alignment of AI
17:35 Existential dangers
18:58 The Pause AI movement
23:47 Safety
32:42 Wake-up calls and red lines
39:12 Possible response
41:43 AI as part of evolution
44:25 Simulation hypothesis and the Fermi Paradox
49:52 How to get involved
51:48 Current obsessions
57:19 Final thoughts

 

[Flyaway]

A nuclear reactor at the notorious Three Mile Island site in Pennsylvania is to be activated for the first time in five years after its owners, Constellation Energy, struck a deal to provide power to Microsoft’s proliferating artificial intelligence operations.

Constellation closed the adjacent but unconnected Unit 1 reactor in 2019 for economic reasons, but will bring it back to life after signing a 20-year power purchase agreement to supply Microsoft’s energy-hungry data centers, the company announced on Friday.

The restart, the first time a nuclear reactor in the US has been recommissioned after closure, will send an additional 835 megawatts of power to the Pennsylvania grid, create 3,400 jobs and contribute at least $16bn to the state’s economy, Constellation said.

There will also be a comprehensive safety and environmental review by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission before it issues a permit for the restart of the reactor, which is scheduled to be online sometime in 2028. Constellation said it would seek licenses that will extend plant operations to at least 2054.

Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations

Pennsylvania plant was site of most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in US history in 1979

www.theguardian.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via Slashdot:

Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI

The data centers that train the large language models behind AI consume unimaginable amounts of energy, and the stakes are high for big tech companies to ensure they have enough power to run those plants. The tech giant on Friday signed a major deal with nuclear plant operator Constellation...

www.yahoo.com

From Reuters:

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/constellation-inks-power-supply-deal-with-microsoft-2024-09-20/

 

[Flyaway]

Via Slashdot:

Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI

The data centers that train the large language models behind AI consume unimaginable amounts of energy, and the stakes are high for big tech companies to ensure they have enough power to run those plants. The tech giant on Friday signed a major deal with nuclear plant operator Constellation...

www.yahoo.com

From Reuters:

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/constellation-inks-power-supply-deal-with-microsoft-2024-09-20/

From the Reuters article.

Microsoft has also signed a power purchase agreement with Washington-state fusion company Helion, which says the plant will be online by 2028, far earlier than many scientists say fusion will become commercial.

 

[Arjen]

the plant will be online by 2028, far earlier than many scientists say fusion will become commercial.

Colour me skeptical.

 

[NMaude]

Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations

Pennsylvania plant was site of most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in US history in 1979

www.theguardian.com

Good news especially given that modern server-farms especially the ones running AI are massive power-hogs on the other hand I won't be surprised if the reactivation of this nuclear power-plant will bring all of the local Greenpeace anti-nuclear Luddites out of the woodwork.

 

[Flyaway]

One simple bug and people think the terminators are going to be at their doors.

ChatGPT Speak-First Incident Stirs Worries Of Artificial General Intelligence

OpenAI's widely popular ChatGPT began starting personalized conversations with users instead of waiting for the humans to initiate discussion. Here's the scoop.

www.forbes.com

 

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I am going to walk you through some advanced AI magic and bring you up-to-speed on state-of-the-art boundary-pushing when it comes to generative AI. It is a bit of a mystery story too.

In this column, I will showcase something that is on the outskirts of everyday generative AI and primarily experimental in advanced AI labs. It is an approach that leverages multiple chain-of-thought processing and incorporates AI-based meta-reasoning. Some believe that this might be an essential ingredient or secret sauce of the new o1 generative AI model, and, by the way, the future for leading-edge generative AI.

Speculation Brims That OpenAI o1 Leverages Multiple Chain-Of-Thought And Meta-Reasoning

There is speculation aplenty that OpenAI o1 new generative AI might be leveraging multiple chain-of-thought and meta-reasoning as its secret sauce. Here's the skinny.

www.forbes.com

 

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Artificial intelligence is indispensable for the future, and we need it in many areas now